Legal Opinion
Leroy J. Marceaux v. Conoco, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 13, 1997No. 96-30843PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENNIS, Circuit Judge:
Alleging Jones Act negligence pursuant to 46 U.S.C.App. § 688 and unseaworthiness under the general maritime law, the plaintiff-appellee, Leroy J. Marceaux, brought this suit against his employer, Conoco, Inc., the defendant-appellant herein, for injuries he sustained while working aboard the MW LAKE CHARLES, a vessel owned and operated by Conoco. Following a trial on the merits, a jury returned a verdict in favor of Mr. Marceaux finding that the defendant had been negligent under the Jones Act, that the vessel had been unseaworthy and that both had been a legal cause of…
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